Egypt: Revolution Revisited returns to the young pro-democracy activists who helped ignite Egypt’s 2011 uprising, as they confront the dramatic events that followed the fall of Hosni Mubarak. Centred on the April 6 Youth Movement, the film follows a generation of secular activists who once mobilised mass protests in Tahrir Square and now find themselves …
Bolivian Escapade investigates a mysterious police raid in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, in which three European men were shot dead by special forces inside the Hotel de las Américas. Bolivian authorities claimed the men were part of a plot to assassinate President Evo Morales and destabilise the country. Their families and others have …
Return to Tahrir follows the young Egyptian activists who returned to the streets after the fall of Hosni Mubarak, fearing that their revolution was being reclaimed by the military. Centred on members of the April 6 Youth Movement, the film captures the uncertainty of Egypt’s post-uprising moment, as protesters confront the Supreme Council of the …
Bullets and Bucks investigates the deadly scandal behind the 2008 explosion at an ammunition dismantling factory in Gërdec, Albania, where 26 people were killed, hundreds were injured and thousands of homes were damaged or destroyed. The film follows journalist Ilva Tare as she examines how inexperienced villagers came to be dismantling artillery shells by hand, …
The Frost Interview — Aishwarya Rai: The Return of the Queen? sees Sir David Frost travel to Mumbai to meet Aishwarya Rai, one of Indian cinema’s most celebrated stars and a global icon of Bollywood. The Queen of Bollywood, and one of the most beautiful women in the world, talks for the first time about …
The Frost Interview — Craig Venter: The Software of Life sees Sir David Frost meet Craig Venter, the pioneering scientist who helped sequence the human genome and later pushed the boundaries of science by creating synthetic life in the laboratory. Filmed at Venter’s research centre near San Diego, the interview explores a life shaped by …
The Frost Interview — Shimon Peres: Self-Victimising Palestinians features an exclusive conversation between Sir David Frost and Shimon Peres, Israel’s president and one of the defining political figures in the country’s history. In a wide-ranging interview, Peres reflects on war, peace, memory and political responsibility, from his family’s tragic fate during the Holocaust to Israel’s …
Begging for Life investigates the world of organised and informal begging in the 21st century, asking what lies behind a practice seen daily on streets across the world, yet so often ignored, criminalised or pushed out of sight. The film looks beyond easy assumptions about poverty and charity to examine how different societies respond to …
Karachi Cop goes inside the battle for control of Karachi, Pakistan’s vast financial and commercial capital. Home to more than 20 million people and responsible for a major share of the country’s wealth, the city is also shaped by political violence, sectarian tension, organised crime and the threat of Taliban militancy. The film follows the …
Searching for Sanctuary follows two young Syrians, Dirar Khattab and Milad Georges, as they flee the war in Syria and attempt to reach safety in Germany. Like millions displaced by the conflict, they place their lives in the hands of smugglers, boarding a tiny boat across the eastern Mediterranean before beginning a long and uncertain …